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The site is going dark for today.
You should not be at a computer right now. You should be out voting or volunteering. Nuff said.
And if you haven’t figured it out yet….The Couch Sessions Proudly Endorses Barack Obama.
Voter Information from the Voter Suppression Wiki:
BEFORE YOU GO TO VOTE
- Confirm polling location: not always same as primary / caucus location. Check @ http://govote.org
- Print out voting rights: know phone numbers, rules, etc. Check out http://bit.ly/print-voting-rights
- Save election protection numbers in your cell:
- 866-OUR-VOTE / 866-687-8683
- Espanol 888-VE-Y-VOTA / 888-839-8682
- Asian languages: 800-966-5946
- Check weather
- Note nearby public bathrooms
VOTING DAY PACKING LIST
- Avoid political buttons or campaign-related clothing
- Bring I.D. just in case — see your state’s ID requirements here
(for yourself or others)…
- Bottled water. snacks
- Umbrella / trash: bags in case of rain.
- Jacket: in case of cold or to cover campaign clothing
- Folding chairs: for the tired, the injured, the elders
- Camera: to document fraud or simply history. share with Video The Vote or YouTube’s Video Your Vote project.
ACTIVITIES TO PASS THE TIME WAITING IN LINE
- Be alert for scams! for example, if somebody suggest you can “vote by phone” to avoid the line, they’re lying — call the hotline to report it
- Play six degrees of kevin bacon
- Remember favorite campaign moments
- Sing civil rights songs
- Make up new dances
- Meet your neighbors!
FINALLY…
- If you have problems voting, call the hotline numbers (1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA)
- Femember that voting with a provisional ballot is better than not voting at all
- If you are in line when the polls close, you are still allowed to vote
More About Stone
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Profile: Recognized as an international music tastemaker by industry insiders and musicians "in the know," Stone (aka Winston Ford) is the creator of The Couch Sessions, the premier online destination for alternative urban music and culture.
One comment
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Simon Owens
The Voter Suppression Wiki is pretty cool.
I’ve been working on an election project that utilizes Twitter: Freshly Squeezed Tweets. It aggregates tweets like Twitter Vote Report, but it creates a more abstract visualization of the aggregate conversation on Twitter showing frequency and context of election-related words. The site will pull a continuous stream of tweets mentioning Obama and McCain, representing the most-used terms as a series of bubbles. The bigger the “bubble” the more frequently the term is being used. You can hover over each word to see a graphical breakdown of each word’s use.
Comment by Simon Owens on November 4, 2008 at 7:06 pm
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